Callipelta punctata Lévi & Lévi, 1983
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Family:  Neopeltidae ()
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Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 159 - 360 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific: New Caledonia and New Zealand. Tropical to temperate.
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Biology:  Found on small encrusting Erylus nigra and on volcanic basalt substrata, along with a number of invertebrates including immature Reidispongia coerulea (Ref. 89546). Filter-feeder (Ref. 68823).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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